Guidewire Solutions Architecture Advisor (CAS)

Here is a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities that will fall to you:

• Identify and document the functional capabilities needed to meet business needs;
• Determine the applications and services concerned by the solutions by assessing their dependencies as well as their impacts on cohabitation, performance and security;
• Develop the technological orientations supporting the selected solutions;
• Produce solution architecture files integrating functional and non-functional requirements;
• Represent and popularize solutions using architectural diagrams and models;
• Support the teams in the detailed design, integration and evolution of solutions;
• Define strategies for transition, cohabitation, conversion and retirement of existing solutions;
• Communicate effectively with business partners, functional analysts, managers, scrum masters and delivery managers;
• Ensure that solutions comply with the organization's norms, standards and technological orientations;
• Design solutions based on microservices, event-driven architectures, application programming interfaces, and continuous integration;
• Evaluate design decisions taking into account their impacts on testability, observability, performance, coupling, and application security;
• Establish and enforce development best practices applicable to Guidewire Cloud solutions;
• Mentor developers and act as a technical reference for the Guidewire suite;
• Support the resolution of complex architectural issues and recommend appropriate approaches.

The profile sought is as follows:

• Hold a bachelor's degree in computer science or a recognized equivalent;
• Have at least eight (8) years of experience in solution architecture or a comparable position;
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience with the Guidewire suite;
• Participate in large-scale projects requiring the design and integration of complex application solutions;
• Proficiency in Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter;
• Leverage Guidewire Suite Application Programming Interfaces;
• Use the Gosu language as well as Guidewire product page configuration files;
• Design solutions based on microservices, web services, and event-driven architectures;
• Integrate applications through application programming interfaces in distributed environments;
• Apply application solution deployment methods in on-premise, cloud or hybrid infrastructures;
• Model solutions using ArchiMate notation and recognized architecture repositories;
• Understand the mechanisms of technological governance and the principles of modern architecture;
• Knowledge of Guidewire's Advanced Product Designer is an asset;
• Hold one or more Guidewire certifications, a strong asset;
• Effectively manage priorities, plan activities and evolve in a matrix environment;
• Demonstrate excellent communication, outreach and influence skills;
• Quickly escalate critical issues with the appropriate stakeholders;
• This position requires working primarily in French, while requiring a functional command of English for day-to-day tasks. This English proficiency is essential to understand documentation and ensure professional communication with customers, suppliers, and colleagues across Canada